Following are political group surveys and ratings for candidates and incumebents of the 117th Congress.

Abortion

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
19-S0311 on Feb 5, 2019	(1) Voted YES to protect infant survivors of abortion or (2) Born-Alive Survivors bill tries to illegalize abortion or (3) Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 1.	Democrats: 46 Republicans: 239 Independents: 3
15-H0036 on May 13, 2015	(1) Ban abortion after 20 weeks, except for maternal life or (2) Constitutional right to terminate pregnancy for health	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 1.	Democrats: 180 Republicans: 237 Independents: 8
15-H0007 on Jan 22, 2015	(1) No taxpayer funding of abortions via ObamaCare or (2) Funding abortion avoids discrimination against poor women	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 1.	Democrats: 177 Republicans: 235 Independents: 8

Budget & Economy

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
20-HR133 on Jan 15, 2020	(1) Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package or (2) Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package or (3) Sponsored bill for $900 billion COVID relief package	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 20.	Democrats: 266 Republicans: 219 Independents: 4

Civil Rights

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
16-H5055 on May 25, 2016	(1) Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class or (2) Religious objections to GLBT services same as 1960s racism	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 3.	Democrats: 176 Republicans: 233 Independents: 8

Corporations

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
19-HR2513 on May 3, 2019	(1) Voted YES on corporate transparency or (2) Voted NO on corporate transparency or (3) Sponsored bill for corporate transparency	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 25.	Democrats: 201 Republicans: 177 Independents: 4
19-HJR37 on Jan 30, 2019	(1) Remove US Forces from Hostilities Against Yemen or (2) Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen or (3) Sponsored bill to remove US forces from Yemen	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 17.	Democrats: 203 Republicans: 182 Independents: 3
16-S2155 on Mar 14, 2018	(1) Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth or (2) Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices or (3) Signed bill for regulatory relief for smaller banks	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 8.	Democrats: 215 Republicans: 244 Independents: 6
17-HR1 on Nov 16, 2017	(1) Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs or (2) Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs or (3) Signed bill to reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21%	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 11.	Democrats: 213 Republicans: 254 Independents: 6

Crime

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
20-HR4052 on Jul 25, 2019	(1) Asked Biden Administration to abolish federal death penalty or (2) Reinstate lethal injections; implement federal death penalty or (3) Sponsored bill to abolish federal death penalty	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 9.	Democrats: 63 Republicans: 1 Independents: 3
18-S756 on Dec 20, 2018	(1) First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration or (2) Don't compromise community safety with sentencing reform or (3) Signed First Step Act to reduce recidivism	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 9.	Democrats: 205 Republicans: 241 Independents: 4

Drugs

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
18-HR2851 on Jun 8, 2017	(1) Voted YES on combatting epidemic of synthetic drugs or (2) Voted NO on additional Drug War funding for synthetic drugs or (3) Sponsored bill for combatting epidemic of synthetic drugs	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 19.	Democrats: 160 Republicans: 191 Independents: 5

Education

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
20-HR2574 on May 8, 2019	(1) Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination or (2) Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination or (3) Sponsored bill for suing against school race discrimination	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 2.	Democrats: 220 Republicans: 183 Independents: 4
15-H0010 on Oct 21, 2015	(1) Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools or (2) Oppose private and religious school voucher programs	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 7.	Democrats: 181 Republicans: 241 Independents: 8
15-H0005 on Jul 8, 2015	(1) A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind or (2) No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 7.	Democrats: 182 Republicans: 239 Independents: 8

Energy & Oil

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
20-HR4447 on Sep 20, 2019	(1) Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy or (2) Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy or (3) Sponsored bill to assist rural electric renewable energy	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 18.	Democrats: 224 Republicans: 168 Independents: 5
16-H5538B on Jul 13, 2016	(1) Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico or (2) Drill for oil & gas in offshore OCS & Eastern Gulf of Mexico	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 18.	Democrats: 181 Republicans: 239 Independents: 8

Environment

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
18-HJR69 on Feb 16, 2017	(1) Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska or (2) Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska or (3) Signed bill to loosen restrictions on predator controls	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 8.	Democrats: 213 Republicans: 249 Independents: 5
16-S0764 on Jun 23, 2016	(1) Voted YES to require GMO labeling or (2) Voted NO on requiring limited GMO labeling	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 8.	Democrats: 178 Republicans: 236 Independents: 8

Foreign Policy

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
20-HR6210 on Mar 11, 2020	(1) Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang or (2) Not US role to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang or (3) Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 14.	Democrats: 206 Republicans: 153 Independents: 5
17-HR3326 on Jul 20, 2017	(1) Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism or (2) Maintain World Bank funding as part of multilateralism or (3) Sponsored bill to cut World Bank funding	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 14.	Democrats: 171 Republicans: 202 Independents: 5

Free Trade

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
19-HR5430 on Dec 19, 2019	(1) Implement USMCA for improved North American trade or (2) Oppose USMCA until more environmental & job protections or (3) Signed USMCA to improve trade as "NAFTA 2.0"	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 13.	Democrats: 240 Republicans: 228 Independents: 6
15-S0995 on Oct 19, 2015	(1) Voted YES to kill reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank or (2) Voted FOR reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 13.	Democrats: 42 Republicans: 48 Independents: 3

Government Reform

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
ImpeachK on Dec 18, 2019	(1) Voted YES on two articles of impeachment against Trump or (2) Voted NO on two articles of impeachment against Trump or (3) Mixed vote on two articles of impeachment against Trump	(Not used in VoteMatch)	Democrats: 47 Republicans: 53 Independents: 2
19-S949 on Jan 3, 2019	(1) Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access or (2) No holiday on election day; no same-day registration or (3) Sponsored bill for election holiday & easier voting access	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 16.	Democrats: 270 Republicans: 186 Independents: 5

Gun Control

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
19-HR0008 on Feb 27, 2019	(1) Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer or (2) Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale or (3) Co-sponsored background check for every firearm sale	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 10.	Democrats: 267 Republicans: 190 Independents: 4

Health Care

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
15-H0132 on Feb 3, 2015	(1) Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient or (2) GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster"	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 5.	Democrats: 179 Republicans: 237 Independents: 8

Homeland Security

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
15-HR1735 on Apr 13, 2015	(1) $515B for military plus $89B off sequester for wars or (2) Funding wars separately is gimmick against sequestration or (3) Vetoed separate war funding as gimmick against sequestration	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 15.	Democrats: 206 Republicans: 246 Independents: 10

Immigration

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
19-HJR46 on Feb 26, 2019	(1) Terminate national emergency at the Southern border or (2) Support national emergency at the Southern border or (3) Vetoed ending national emergency at the Southern border	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 12.	Democrats: 45 Republicans: 54 Independents: 2
16-H5293 on Jun 16, 2016	(1) Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service or (2) Voted to legalize DREAMer immigrants via military service	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 12.	Democrats: 177 Republicans: 235 Independents: 8

Principles & Values

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
20-SCOTUS on Dec 7, 2020	(1) Overturn presidential election due to pandemic voting rules or (2) Lost lawsuit in Supreme Court on overturning election or (3) States cannot sue each other over eased voting rules	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 16.	Democrats: 4 Republicans: 125 Independents: 1

Tax Reform

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
15-H1105 on Apr 16, 2015	(1) Death Tax is a pernicious double tax or (2) Raising estate tax to 1990s level means $448B in new revenue	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 11.	Democrats: 179 Republicans: 231 Independents: 8

Technology

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
19-HR1644 on Mar 8, 2019	(1) Voted YES on net neutrality for open internet or (2) Voted NO on net neutrality: don't regulate the internet or (3) Sponsored bill for net neutrality for open internet	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 33.	Democrats: 206 Republicans: 179 Independents: 4
16-HR3293 on Jul 29, 2015	(1) Award research grants based on national interest or (2) Let NSF decide research grants, not Congress or (3) Sponsored bill to base research grants on national interest	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 15.	Democrats: 164 Republicans: 194 Independents: 8

War & Peace

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
20-SCR33 on Jan 9, 2020	(1) No military force against Iran without Congress approval or (2) President ok to use military force against Iran or (3) Vetoed the Iran War Powers Resolution	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 17.	Democrats: 268 Republicans: 237 Independents: 6
20-SRes234 on Jun 5, 2019	(1) Asked State Dept to oppose Israeli annexation of West Bank or (2) Let Israel decide on annexation of West Bank or (3) Sponsored bill to oppose Israeli annexation of West Bank	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 14.	Democrats: 26 Republicans: 2 Independents: 0
14-HJR124 on Sep 16, 2014	(1) Aid the Syrian opposition with training & equipment or (2) Voted NO on net neutrality: don't regulate the internet or (3) Sponsored bill to aid Syrian opposition	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 17.	Democrats: 166 Republicans: 179 Independents: 9

Welfare & Poverty

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
18-HR5735 on May 9, 2018	(1) Voted YES for housing vouchers for recovering drug addicts or (2) Voted NO on transferring housing vouchers to ex-addicts or (3) Sponsored bill providing housing vouchers to ex-addicts	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 30.	Democrats: 175 Republicans: 207 Independents: 6

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